Berliner AK 07 is a German football club based in the locality of

Moabit Moabit () is an inner city locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. As of 2016, around 77,000 people lived in Moabit. First inhabited in 1685 and incorporated into Berlin in 1861, the former industrial and working-class neighbourhood i ...

of the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

of Mitte in

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, Germany. The team competes in the fourth tier

Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost is the fourth tier of German football in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. These comprise the states of former East Germany as well as West Berlin. It i ...

History

The association was established on 15 December 1907 in the Wedding district of Berlin as an athletics club interested primarily in running. A football department was formed in 1908 which has since remained a largely anonymous side playing in lower tier city competition. In the early 90s ''AK 07'' played in the sixth division Landesliga Berlin and advanced to the

Verbandsliga Berlin The Berlin-Liga (VI), formerly the Verbandsliga Berlin, is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it has been the highest level of domestic football in the city, replacing the A ...

(V) on the strength of a 1995 championship there. A 1999 Verbandsliga title saw the club further promoted to the

NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of the former East Germany and West Berlin. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and northern Saxony ...

(IV). ''AK 07'' merged with ''BSV Mitte'' in 2004: ''Mitte'' had earlier been formed out of the merger of the ethnically Turkish sides ''BFC Güneyspor'' and ''Fenerbahçe Berlin''. The restructured association formed a co-operative relationship with Turkish first division

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Ankaraspor Ankaraspor Kulübü (), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. History Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Bele ...

in June 2006 which focuses on player development in Germany. On 6 July 2006 the club adopted the name ''Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07'' and selected Ahmet Gökcek, son of the mayor of

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, as chairman. With the name change the club also abandoned its traditional colours of red and white to don the blue and white kit of Ankaraspor, but later reverted to its old name and colours. The club won promotion to the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

in 2011 and achieved a

German Cup The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

upset when it defeated Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 in 2012.BAK 07: Einst Berliner Filiale von Ankaraspor
Weltfussball.de, published: 19 August 2012, accessed: 19 August 2012 Since 2012 the club plays in the

.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesBerliner AK 07 at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Stadium

Berliner AK 07 played its home fixtures in the Sportanlage Lüderitzstraße (capacity 3,000) with an interlude (2000–2003) spent at the Hanne-Sobek-Sportanlage. The team has moved to the 20,000 seat

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is a multi-purpose sports complex located in the western part of the locality of Prenzlauer Berg in the borough of Pankow in Berlin. The sports complex covers an area of approximately 22 hectares and comprises ...

in Berlin's

Prenzlauer Berg Prenzlauer Berg () is a locality of Berlin, forming the southerly and most urban district of the borough of Pankow. From its founding in 1920 until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a district of Berlin in its own right. However, that year it was incor ...

district at the start of the 2006–07 season and currently play at the

Poststadion The Poststadion is a multi-use stadium in the locality of Moabit of the borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The stadium was built in 1929 for the sports club of the German Reichspost at the site of a former Prussian Uhlan parade ground. It is a ...

Current squad

Former players

Kemal Halat Namık Kemal Halat (born 5 July 1971) is a Turkish football coach and former player who last worked as the head coach of German club CFC Hertha 06. Playing career Halat started his senior career with Berlin Türkspor 1965. In 1994, he signed ...

Ahmed Waseem Razeek Ahmed Waseem Razeek (born 13 September 1994) is a professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a Right#Winger, right winger for Hong Kong First Division League club Eastern District SA, Eastern District. Born in Germany, ...

Honours

The club's honours: * Landesliga Berlin (VI) ** Champions: 1995 *

(V) ** Champions: 1999 *

Berliner Landespokal The Berliner Landespokal ( en, Berlin Cup) is an annual football cup competition held by the Berlin Football Association (German: Berliner Fußballverband, BFV). The cup winner qualifies for the national DFB-Pokal. Cup finals are usually held in t ...

** Winners: 2010, 2012 ** Runner-up:

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References

External links

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Abseits Guide to German Soccer
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